Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Uni Eno has commended the great work that the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is doing to combat this existential threat to our productivity and growth as a nation.
He made the commendation while speaking during the launching of of Southern zone enrollment to address out of school children held in Uyo, the state capital.
Governor Uno Eno said that the state government has decided to approached the issue of out-of-school children holistically, stressing that no child should be left alone, nor should the circumstance of one’s birth foreclose the legitimate right for a child to enjoy quality education, which would in future lift the child from poverty
According to the Governor that’s why the state government has sustained the free education from primary to secondary policy of previous administrations in the State and have gone ahead to construct model primary schools with modern facilities and living quarters for teachers, all aimed at bringing back what we once had. Christ the King Model Primary School, the venue of this event, was the first of such model schools to be constructed.
He maintained that the pupils here and all other such model primary schools are given free books, free uniforms, and shoes, and this has seen our school enrolment quadruple in the last two years. We are also retraining our primary school teachers and have recruited hundreds of new ones who are exposed and equipped with modern teaching techniques
The Governor also said the state government is building model secondary schools that can compare with any such the world over in the three senatorial districts, as well as the generous grants and bursaries we have availed of our students in tertiary institutions.
